Generation of Monodisperse Particles by Using Microfluidics: Control over Size, Shape, and Composition

Xu, Shengqing; Nie, Zhihong; Seo, Minseok; Lewis, Patrick C.; Kumacheva, Eugenia; Stone, Howard A.; Garstecki, Piotr; Weibel, Douglas B.; Gitlin, Irina; Whitesides, George M.

doi:10.1002/anie.200462226

articleAngewandte Chemie International EditionDec 21, 2004Closed access

Generation of Monodisperse Particles by Using Microfluidics: Control over Size, Shape, and Composition

SXShengqing Xu ZNZhihong Nie MSMinseok Seo PCPatrick C. Lewis EKEugenia Kumacheva

University of Toronto · Harvard University · +1 more institution

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Abstract

Small-scale engineering: A new strategy for the production of monodisperse colloid particles with precise control of their size, shape, and composition has been developed. Highly monodisperse liquid droplets are formed by using a microfluidic device. The droplets are shaped in a microchannel (spheres, disks, and rods; see images) and solidified in situ by either polymerization or thermal setting.

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Dispersity
Microfluidics
Microchannel
Materials science
Rod
Nanotechnology
Polymerization
Colloid

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